A bag is filled with green and blue marbles. There are 41 marbles in the bag. If there are 15 more green marbles than blue marbles, find the number of green marbles and the number of blue marbles in the bag.

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.

17

step-by-step explanation:

51/3=17

thus 17 is your answer.